Senior Associate, Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Transactions

Advocates Legal Recruiting; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 260,000 - 365,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness reimbursement

Family-building benefits

Parental support

Professional expenses (CLE)

Firm-paid professional expenses (CLE/¯

Job summary

Advocates Legal Recruiting is seeking a senior Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Transactions Associate to join a leading AmLaw 100 client. Focus areas include privacy, data processing, and cybersecurity in high-value corporate transactions, including M&A and capital markets.

The role requires 5+ years in privacy/cyber within transactional work, strong drafting skills, and ABA JD. CIPP is a plus; location preference is Austin or Palo Alto with a deep tech transactions practice.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in M&A, capital markets, technology transactions, or transactional work (privacy/cyber angle required).
• Experience drafting and negotiating deal terms tied to data rights, security obligations, incident history, and regulatory exposure.

Responsibilities

• Advise on privacy, data processing, and cybersecurity issues in corporate transactions.
• Engage in M&A diligence, risk allocation, and data-as-an-asset considerations.
• Support public offerings and capital markets matters with privacy and cyber diligence.

Skills

Data privacy

Cybersecurity

M&A

Capital markets

Technology transactions

Drafting & negotiation

Regulatory exposure

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) from ABA-accredited law school

CIPP certification

Job description

Advocates Legal Recruiting is seeking a senior Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Transactions Associate to join a leading AmLaw 100 client. Focus areas include privacy, data processing, and cybersecurity in high-value corporate transactions, including M&A and capital markets.

The role requires 5+ years in privacy/cyber within transactional work, strong drafting skills, and ABA JD. CIPP is a plus; location preference is Austin or Palo Alto with a deep tech transactions practice.